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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Railison@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

Part of me is inclined to say might as well keep going with the games, but then I think sunk cost fallacy.

Does anyone even care about the commonwealth games?

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[-] cooopsspace@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Im sure they actually discussed it beforehand, no hoping here.

And it was affordable until inflation and crippled building industry kicks in.

[-] cuavas@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

No, they made assumptions about receiving funding from the federal government and local councils without receiving any commitments: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/victoria/victoria-banked-on-getting-200m-in-federal-funding-when-it-bid-for-games-20230820-p5dxyt.html

It was never going to be affordable given how much security would cost with it split across regional areas. It was always going to saddle the regional areas with the cost of maintaining sports facilities they’ll never fully utilise.

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